Sunday, November 17, 2013

The Midnight Meat Train (2008)(Minor Spoilers Review)

Leon (Bradley Cooper ) is an aspiring and struggling photographer, who’s looking for his long awaited
big break. Leon lives with his girlfriend, Maya (Leslie Bibb) in a big
city, and with some help from Maya’s best friend, Jurgis (Roger Bart)
Leon is introduced to Susan Hoff (Brooke Shields), a stern media
proprietor, who’s known for her taste in pictures. Susan pushes Leon to
be more bold and take a chance to capture a real captivating moment.
Leon takes Susan’s advice, and he’s able to kill two birds with one
stone. Leon captures a group of muggers during an attack, and in the
process, Leon saves the victim, a young model.

The next morning, Leon pays a visit to Maya’s diner (Maya works as a waitress at the diner) for his routine morning chat with Maya, and her boss, but Leon notices the model in a missing person’s
article in the newspaper. Leon’s investigation for the prime suspect
leads him to Mahogany (Vinnie Jones), a silent and well-dressed man, who
works as a butcher during the day. During the night, Mahogany lurks
inside the subway station, waiting for the late train. Here, Mahogany
brutally murders unsuspecting victims, using the subway train to store and carve the victim’s carcasses like mutilated cattle in a meat locker........

Bradely Cooper is a solid leading man. The Leon character is kind of
dull at first. He’s the typical struggling artist, who’s trying to make
it and find his way in the big city, while his girlfriend works a dead
end job, and they’re staying in an apartment together. But Cooper shows
off his talents during Leon’s descent into madness, as his obsession
with Mahogany causes a distressed breakdown. Vinnie Jones is spot on as the primary antagonist. Mahogany is a silent and deadly killing machine,
and Jones brings the necessary menacing and creepy presence to this
character. Plus, Jones’ scrunched scowls really pull everything
together.

Leslie Bibb is reliable as usual, providing a
believable performance as the supportive girlfriend, who’s willing to do
anything to help Leon and fight Mahogany. And it’s a shame Brooke Shields
screen time is limited to sporadic appearances. Shields is fun to watch
as this powerful and demanding businesswoman with a superior ego.

The Midnight Meat Train is an electric and tense horror film. Director
Ryuhei Kitamura delivers a plethora of brutal and sickening violence,
bloody and stylish gore, gross out scenes that are guaranteed to pull a
reaction out of you, and Kitamura provides the perfect eerie atmosphere
for The Midnight Meat Train. Leon’s investigation to uncover the truth
behind the massacre concludes with a shocking and diabolical finale, as a
gruesome tale of blood and guts ends with a sinister new beginning.
Bottom line, if you’re looking for splattery blood-soaked mayhem and
jaw-dropping kills, The Midnight Meat Train is a must-see.

Rating: 8/10

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